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I agree!! In a typical winter, I might wear a pair of gloves now and then. This year I've had to dig deep into the winter closet, alternating three sets of gloves, boots, parkas, hats, etc. It's been a never ending cycle of sleep, work, shovel. All my indoor projects were put on hold weeks ago. And my back is starting to really hurt!!!
I agree!! In a typical winter, I might wear a pair of gloves now and then. This year I've had to dig deep into the winter closet, alternating three sets of gloves, boots, parkas, hats, etc. It's been a never ending cycle of sleep, work, shovel. All my indoor projects were put on hold weeks ago. And my back is starting to really hurt!!!
Here's my front yard...
If not for the plow truck I would be curled up in the fetal position awaiting sweet death
You guys are starting to sound like the whiners down in the Boston area.
Admittedly I am a little concerned about my roof. It is too high for a roof rake. I have no icles/ice dams but I have quite a big snow drift sitting above my bedroom. My house faces north so the front side is bare but the back side has the sizable snow drifts.
My husband shoveled our entire roof yesterday, before yesterday's snowstorm and today's icy temperatures and horrible winds. There was well over 4' of snow in some areas, and a concern is that we're not going to continue to have these ultra-fluffy snowstorms-at some point we're going to get a wet and heavy storm (like the one that knocked out power for so many on Thanksgiving) and that 4' of fluffy snow up there would become waterlogged and super heavy. THEN I would really worry about our roof! I'd rather shovel 18" of fluff than 3" of slush, any day
AtkinsonDan I'm not whining, just laying the foundation for the tale I will tell my grandchildren in ten years or so. Ya know, about how we had six blizzards and 20 feet of snow by mid February!
AtkinsonDan I'm not whining, just laying the foundation for the tale I will tell my grandchildren in ten years or so. Ya know, about how we had six blizzards and 20 feet of snow by mid February!
I know. That is why is used the big grin icon. I am also happy that 2015 will be the new standard against which we measure all future winters. I was too young (3-4yo) to have any stories about 1978.
If I was one of those "oohhh, let's find the positive in everything" people, I would be
1. Happy that I learned to use a snowblower (as my husband is sick and can't do our driveway)
2. Happy that we homeschool and I don't have to worry about kids missing so much school
3. Happy that my kids are having a blast in all this snow and sleeping sooo much better every night from being exhausted
4 Happy that my 6 yr old learned the art of negotiations in trying to figure out what areas of shoveling will get him the most amount of money in the fastest time.
But !!!! since I am not that kind of person - OMG, this snow needs to go away bc
1. I am tried adding all that shoveling and snowblowing that has been added to my long "to do" list
2 I STILL have to do lessons with my kids even though other kids have snow days
3. I have tons more laundry to do from all that wet clothes that kids now have on a daily basis
4. I am NOT ready to start shelling out money to a 6 yr old! I thought I had a few more years.
So, while I am thankful for this experience, I am ready to be done with it!
And btw, I grew up in a place that had snow from Nov-March every single winter, so it's not like it's new to me or anything. But worrying about loosing power and all this shoveling and snowblowing makes a huge difference
Yep. Wind howled like a banshee last night. Thought it was going to rip the roof off. The last blizzard that we had actually did take a portion of the shingles off of my shed. Found them way over on the neighbor's property. Didn't get much snow from this last storm but now the arctic temperatures.....
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